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Peter Criss Related Recordings

criss91 PETER CRISS: 1991 DEMO

No Record Label (USA, 1991)

01. Love For Sale (3:46) - Criss / Russell
02. Long Time (3:15) -
03. All Night Long (4:46) -

Produced by Peter Criss.
Arranged by Mark St. John.
Recorded by Angelo Arcuri and Bret Newman.
Mixed by Bill Dooley and Allen Abrahamson.

The Keep marked Peter's return to rock following several years away from being in a band. Peter was clear about his vision for a new band: It was going to be a male rock band. Following numerous rumored lineups, the band would solidify with: Peter (Drums & Vocals), Michael Norton (Bass), Mark St. John (Lead Guitar), and Michael McDonald (Lead Vocals).

When the Keep started shopping their demo around the response was universally negative. By 1991, music meant grunge, but Mark recalled that the rejections took a nastier cut: "All the companies would send us this little letter back and every letter would be the same: 'We really like what you are doing, but at this time we are looking for something different.' It would be a turn down, every one of them. But it would be like a patronizing thing. And I am thinking, 'Oh my God.' I had to tell Peter, you know, I passed up a lot of offers to play in other bands and make money and quite frankly the whole situation has put me way back and I gotta go out and work" (Mark St. John: The KISS ASYLUM Interview) (From the "KISS & Related Recordings Focus, © 2007 - Julian Gill).